“So the judge decided we will try to solve the mystery later,” said Judge Emmett’s spokesman Joe Stinebaker. “We will just get the dog under some veterinary care and that’s what we did.”

Last week, the county started asking about Gabe’s whereabouts.

On Tuesday, the rescue group’s attorney told the county this.

“The dog has been missing for some time and that’s all we can tell you,” Stinebaker said.

What does the county judge think about that?

“I can tell you I’ve informed Judge Emmett. I think he feels betrayed,” Stinebaker said. “He went out of his way and he took some heat for going outside the way we normally do things to make sure the dog was protected.”

The county is terminating its agreement with Reggie’s Friends Rescue and now wants to know what happened to other dogs the rescue group pulled from the shelter during the last five years.